280 Fuente El Escalón (Penny's Cave)
North Vega VN50069594 Alt. 183m
Length 2688m in Sistema de Colmenas-Escalón (363)

Updated 19th February 1999

One of two resurgences at this level on the north side of the Vega valley, the other being Fuente de las Colmenas (363). Crawling leads to a small chamber and a duck. A calcite climb on the left bypasses this and leads to a deep pool which bends to the right and ends at a draughting 'sump'. The draught issues from a small eyehole. The passage continues under water to the right of the sump pool. An 8m awkward dive surfaces in a rift with the main way on in a parallel rift. The draughting passage continues to link with Fuente de las Colmenas. A roof level passage 60m beyond the sump draughts out strongly but only connects further up the cave.

References: anon., 1981 (logbook); Corrin J et al, 1981a; Corrin J, 1983c; anon., 1983a (Easter logbook); anon., 1983b (logbook); anon., 1984 (logbook); anon., 1986 (logbook); material in file; anon., 1994a (Easter logbook); anon., 1994b (logbook) (?); Corrin Juan, 1995a; García José León, 1997 (survey)
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